Regulatory · Rectangle · MUTCD 11th edition

R4-16 Keep Right Except to Pass

R4-16 Keep Right Except to Pass sign from the MUTCD 11th edition: 5 standard sizes (12" × 18", 18" × 24", 24" × 30", 36" × 48", and 48" × 60"), with letter heights, border widths, and colors.

R4-16
Drawn at 24" × 30"

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Standard sizes

SizeRoad typeBorderCorner radiusLettersKEEP RIGHTLettersEXCEPT TO PASS
12" × 18"—3/8"1 1/2"2"FHWA Series D2"FHWA Series C
18" × 24"—5/8"1 1/2"3"FHWA Series D3"FHWA Series C
24" × 30"Conventional Road, Single LaneConventional Road, Multi-Lane5/8"1 1/2"4"FHWA Series D4"FHWA Series C
36" × 48"Expressway7/8"2 1/4"8"FHWA Series C6"FHWA Series C
48" × 60"Freeway1 1/4"3"10"FHWA Series D7"FHWA Series C

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Colors

Legend
Black
Background
White
Border
Black

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Standard reference

  • SHS 2024 sheet 2-184 (R4-16, 12 x 18); MUTCD 11th ed. Table 2B-1
  • SHS 2024 sheet 2-184 (R4-16, 18 x 24); MUTCD 11th ed. Table 2B-1
  • SHS 2024 sheet 2-184 (R4-16, 24 x 30); MUTCD 11th ed. Table 2B-1
  • SHS 2024 sheet 2-184 (R4-16, 36 x 48); MUTCD 11th ed. Table 2B-1
  • SHS 2024 sheet 2-184 (R4-16, 48 x 60); MUTCD 11th ed. Table 2B-1